ラッパ
らっぱ
noun
trumpet; bugle
1.
trumpet; bugle; horn
A brass wind instrument, or any horn-shaped object.
ラッパを吹く。
To blow a trumpet.
軍隊では起床ラッパで目を覚ます。
In the military, they wake up to reveille.
子供がおもちゃのラッパを鳴らしている。
The child is blowing a toy trumpet.
ラッパ is a general term for trumpet-like brass instruments.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- ラッパを吹く: to blow a trumpet
- 起床ラッパ: reveille, wake-up call
- ラッパ飲み: drinking straight from the bottle
ETYMOLOGY:
The word comes from Dutch 'roeper' (caller).
RELATED WORDS:
- トランペット: trumpet (more specific/modern)
- 喇叭: kanji spelling (rarely used)